Animals

Nonprofit Mgmt

According to new data from the U.S. Department of Education, the number of homeless students has raised to record 1.1 million.

States with the highest growth rate of homeless children include North Dakota, Maine and North Carolina. Also, the number of homeless students accounts for 2 percent of the total 55.5 million students enrolled in school in the U.S., which has risen tremendously since the beginning of the country's recession.

Federal Programs Related to - Services for the Homeless

Programs that provide supportive services for individuals and families who are homeless or which work with people who are at risk for homelessness in an effort to prevent them from losing their permanent residence.

Federal Programs Related to - Poverty Studies

Programs that conduct research in the area of social science that involves the systematic study of the origins, causes, demographics and costs of poverty and the efficacy of proposed or implemented poverty alleviation measures.